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Mediatek was one of the first vendors to demonstrate working 802.11be-compliant silicon under the Filogic lineup in January 2022. As part of the announcements at this week's Computex, the company provided additional technical details along with part numbers. The Filogic 880 platform will service access points, routers, and gateways, while the Filogic 380 will be seen in the client devices. Wi-Fi 7 / 802.11be Background The 802.11 Working Group focused on extremely high throughput when starting work on 802.11be. This has been achieved primarily through a combination of three different aspects: Support for up to 16 spatial streams Support for channel widths up to 320MHz (with operation in 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands) Support for 4096-QAM (4K-QAM) resulting in better utilization of available spectrum (a faster...
MediaTek announces Helio P10 Mainstream SoC
MediaTek started promoting its new Helio branding for SoCs back at MWC this year, and we had the please to cover the the new Helio X20 announcement just a...
9 by Andrei Frumusanu on 6/1/2015
MediaTek Unveils Helio X20 Tri-Cluster 10-Core SoC
Today MediaTek announces their brand new flagship SoC for smartphones and tablets, the Helio X20. MediaTek continues their Helio SoC branding announced earlier in the year, making the X20...
69 by Andrei Frumusanu on 5/12/2015
MediaTek and Alcatel OneTouch Launch the POP Astro for T-Mobile USA
Recently a new budget oriented device was launched on T-Mobile USA. It's the Alcatel OneTouch POP Astro. At $149.76 outright, the POP Astro is aimed squarely at buyers who...
5 by Brandon Chester on 5/4/2015
MediaTek at MWC 2015: A72 In Silicon, Multi-Standard Wireless Charging & More
As part of our MWC coverage we had the pleasure to have a guided tour through MediaTek's booth to see what kind of new technologies the company has in...
34 by Andrei Frumusanu on 3/8/2015
MediaTek Demonstrates 120 Hz Mobile Display
While we often don’t deeply discuss MediaTek as a company, they are a major force in the mobile space. Their SoCs are widely used in the mid-range and budget...
31 by Joshua Ho & Brandon Chester on 1/7/2015
Thin is the New Thin: Hands On with the 5.15mm KAZAM Tornado 348
My take on thin phones is not a positive one. This comes from two main areas. Firstly I like my phone to have some form of bulk – this...
26 by Ian Cutress on 10/16/2014
MediaTek Labs and LinkIt Platform Launch Targeting IoT and Wearables
Companies such as Motorola, Apple, Nest, and Fitbit have been targeting the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearables market with devices for the past several years. However, if the...
7 by Stephen Barrett on 9/22/2014
State of the Part: SoC Manufacturers
Introduction A few years ago, it seemed a new System-On-Chip (SoC) design using an ARM-based architecture would pop up every other week. While competition can be great, with so many...
94 by Jarred Walton on 8/19/2014
MWC 2014: Archos Unveils Q1 2014 Line
Archos is a factor in European markets and I often see their name attached to a variety of devices here in the UK at least. They are making...
9 by Ian Cutress on 2/21/2014
ASUS Announces MeMO Pad 8 and MeMO Pad 10 Tablets
Joining the slew of IFA announcements as well as the MeMO Pad HD7, ASUS has two more MeMO Pad tablets on the way: the MeMO Pad 8 (ME180A) and...
5 by Jarred Walton on 9/4/2013
Acer Iconia A1 7.9” Tablet
Continuing with the spate of Acer announcements from today, next up we have the Iconia A1 Tablet. Details on the SoC are a bit scarce, but it’s listed as...
17 by Jarred Walton on 5/3/2013
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